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Drive Time Live

The Lavrova-Primakov Duo


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Two pianists with roots in the Russian tradition come together as a duo in our Fraser Performance Studio with music by Rachmaninoff, Arensky, and Scriabin.

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Arias and Barcarolles

The World of Schubert


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Mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers, pianist Graham Johnson, and friends explore the incredlble songs of Franz Schubert.

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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Till Fellner's Mozart


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The Austrian pianist joins conductor Bernard Haitink and the BSO for a Mozart concerto on a program that also includes music by Debussy and Beethoven.

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Classical Concerts

Mozart and the Levins


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Martin Pearlman directs a concert featuring the husband-and-wife team of Robert Levin and Ya-fei Chuang in an All-Mozart program.

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The Bach Hour

A Burst of Colors in the Easter Oratorio


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Matthew Halls leads the Retrospect Ensemble in Bach's vibrant, riveting Easter Oratorio (translation).

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Drive Time Live

Pianist Kirill Gerstein


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The Gilmore Artist Award winner visits our Fraser Performance Studio with music by Gershwin and Ligeti, previewing his Mar. 30 concert at the Berklee Performance Center.

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Drive Time Live

Chameleons Play Korngold


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Boston's Chameleon Arts Ensemble performs Korngold's extraordinary Suite, Op. 23, for two violins, cello, and piano left-hand.
Drive Time Live

Pianist Gleb Ivanov


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The Russian pianist and protégé of Mstislav Rostropovich performs Haydn and Liszt on the Steinway in our Fraser Studio.
Drive Time Live

Pianists Ya-Fei Chuang and Robert Levin


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The wife and husband team talk with host Cathy Fuller about Mozart's music and their performances with Boston Baroque.
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Drive Time Live

Pianist Christoph Eschenbach and Oboist Keisuke Wakao


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One of today's great conductors performs Schumann and Schubert with the BSO oboist in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Cédric Tiberghien Plays Ravel


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The French pianist debuts with the BSO in Ravel's jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G, and Christoph Eschenbach conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
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The Bach Hour

Simone Dinnerstein's "Something Almost Being Said"


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The pianist talks about her new recording with host Brian McCreath, and Vocalconsort Berlin performs Jesu, meine Freude (translation).
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New England Summer Festivals

Classical in the Mountains: The Manchester Music Festival


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The mountains of southern Vermont ring with chamber and orchestral music from the Manchester Music Festival.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Serkin Performs Stravinsky


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Peter Serkin is the soloist in Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Winds, and Stéphane Denève conducts Ravel's Mother Goose Suite and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
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Drive Time Live

Pianist Olga Kern and Violinist Vladimir Spivakov


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Two Russian superstars join forces in our Fraser Performance Studio.
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Classical Concerts

Leif Ove Andsnes in Concert at Carnegie Hall


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The Norwegian pianist performs a program of music by Haydn, Bartók, Debussy, and Chopin.
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Live from Fraser

Pianist Lise de la Salle


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The French pianist performs music by Mozart, Chopin, and Prokofiev.
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Classical Concerts

In Concert: Lang Lang and the New York Philharmonic


The pianist rings in the Year of the Dragon with conductor Long Yu in a concert at Avery Fisher Hall in New York.

Tonight at 8pm on Classical New England
The Bach Hour

Perahia Plays Bach


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Murray Perahia is soloist and director for the Keyboard Concerto No. 3, and Ton Koopman directs the Cantata No. 155 (translation).
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CNE Journal

Alexis Weissenberg Dies at 82


By Tom Huizenga
The dynamic pianist escaped the Nazis to build a brilliant career.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Jonathan Biss Plays Beethoven


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Biss is the soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, and Jirí Belohlávek conducts Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 and John Harbison's Symphony No. 5, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and baritone Gerald Finley.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Richard Goode Plays Mozart


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Goode is the soloist in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25, with conductor Ludovic Morlot, on a program that also includes music by Berlioz, Carter, and Bartók.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Garrick Ohlsson at the BSO


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The American pianist is the soloist in Barber's Piano Concerto, and Myung-Whun Chung conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, the Pathétique.
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Classical New England

Bach at the Toy Store


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A famous keyboard makes for a stunning performance, not to mention a terrific aerobic workout!
Classical Concerts

A Liszt Celebration With Marc-André Hamelin


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For the bicentennial of Franz Liszt, Hamelin and American Public Media's Fred Child are joined by a studio audience at WGBH.
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Great Liszt Performances from Classical New England


By Cathy Fuller
For the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt's birth, here are some of my favorite performances from the Fraser Performance Studio and beyond.
Classical New England

Franz Liszt at 200


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The original superstar musician was far more than flash and style, and we're celebrating his bicentennial with some of today's superstars.
The Bach Hour

Jeremy Denk Plays Bach


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The American pianist performs Bach's Partita No. 4, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the effervescent Cantata No. 17 (translation).

New England Summer Festivals

Chamber Music On A Mission


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At the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music, learning and performing music leads to a broader goals of connection and understanding.
The Bach Hour

Pain and Transcendence in Morimur


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Violinist Christoph Poppen and the Hilliard Ensemble combine for a performance that's both searing and consoling.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Ravel With Thibaudet And The BSO


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Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins the BSO and conductor Emmanuel Krivine for an All-Ravel program with both piano concertos, Mother Goose Suite, and Bolero.
Today at 1pm on 99.5 All Classical
New England Summer Festivals

Sand Dunes And Music: Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival


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Join Cathy Fuller for a trip to the Cape, with performances by pianist Samuel Sanders, the Borromeo Quartet, and soprano Dawn Upshaw.
Music Reviews

'Pianomania' Takes Persnickety Pianists To A New Pinnacle



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By Tom Huizenga
The new documentary provides a fascinating peek into the specialized world of high-end piano technicians and their fussy customers.
The Bach Hour

Riccardo Chailly's New Way


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The conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra leads the Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, and John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 129 (translation).
Live from Fraser

A Rockport Preview


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Cathy Fuller and a studio audience welcome musicians performing at this year's Rockport Chamber Music Festival, including pianist George Li, the Claremont Trio, and festival Artistic Director David Deveau.
New England Summer Festivals

The Rockport Chamber Music Festival


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New England Summer Festivals takes you to a place where water, land, and music come together.
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Live from Fraser

Pianist Martina Filjak


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The winner of the 2009 Cleveland International Piano Competition visits the Fraser Performance Studio with music by Mozart, Scriabin, and Balakirev.
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A New Meaning For "Amateur Hour"


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By James David Jacobs
Winchester's Angela Lee Tien takes the stage at Van Cliburn's International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs.
The Bach Hour

David Fray's Poetic Interpretation


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The French pianist performs Bach's Partita No. 4, and Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Cantata No. 108 (translation).
Live from Fraser

Pianist Charlie Albright


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The young pianist visits the Fraser Performance Studio with music by Janacek, Menotti, Chopin, and more, with host Cathy Fuller.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Simon Trpceski Plays Liszt


CONCERT PREVIEW WITH FRUHBECK DE BURGOS
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The Macedonian pianist continues a celebration of the bicentennial of Liszt's birth as soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 2, and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts music by Reger and Ravel.
Saturday, April 30 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live from Fraser

Pianist André LaPlante


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One of today's great interpreters of Romantic music, the Canadian pianist performs Bach/Busoni, Haydn, and Liszt.
The Bach Hour

The Joy and Transcendence of Easter


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Ton Koopman and Amsterdam Baroque perform the Cantata No. 31 (translation), written for Easter.  The program also features pianist Angela Hewitt in a concerto and Yuko Hayashi at the organ at Boston's Old West Church.
Live from Fraser

Pianist Martin Jones


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The British pianist visits our studio with music by Liszt, Debussy, Godowsky, and Graham Hair.

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Haydn's "Seven Last Words"


By James David Jacobs
Whether for piano, string quartet, orchestra, or choir, Haydn's Passion Week masterpiece transmits incredible emotional power.
Sunday, April 17 at 9am on 99.5 All Classical
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Spain!


By Cathy Fuller
Greetings from our 2011 Learning Tour!
Boston Symphony Orchestra

The "Emperor," With Jonathan Biss


CONCERT PREVIEW WITH JONATHAN BISS
PROFILE OF BSO PERCUSSIONIST FRANK EPSTEIN
The American pianist performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, and conductor Stéphane Denève leads Roussel's Symphony No. 3 and Ravel's La Valse.
Tonight at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
The Bach Hour

Jeremy Denk's Bach


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The pianist gives a ravishing performance of the Partita No. 3, and Konrad Junghänel conducts the Missa Brevis in G minor.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Celebrating Liszt With Conductor John Nelson


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The American conductor leads the BSO in two tone poems by Franz Liszt, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth, plus Evgeny Kissin performs concertos by Chopin and Grieg.
Saturday, April 2 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
Live from Fraser

Gabriel Chodos Plays Schumann


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Pianist Gabriel Chodos visits the Fraser Performance Studio with Robert Schumann's Fantasy in C, Op. 17, and more.
Live from Fraser

Igudesman & Joo


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By Brian McCreath
The seriously fun classical duo brings "A Little Nightmare Music" to our Fraser Performance Studio.
The Composer Files

Celebrating Bartók


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In honor of the 130th anniversary of the composer's birth, join 99.5 All Classical for a series of local and historic performances and exclusive on demand music.
Sunday Concert

Boulez Conducts a 20th Century Collage


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A BARTOK CELEBRATION
Pierre Boulez and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform music by Ravel, Bartók, Dalbavie, and Stravinsky.
Sunday, Mar. 13 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Roberto Abbado Conducts Beethoven's Fifth


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The Italian conductor leads the BSO in Haydn's Symphony No. 93, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, and Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Peter Serkin.
Saturday, Mar. 12 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
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For March, a Celebration of Women in Music


By Laura Carlo
Join me each morning at 7am to celebrate the trailblazers, the visionaries, and today's remarkable women of music.
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My Favorites: Figaro and the "Diabelli" Variations


By James David Jacobs
Mozart and Beethoven show us the sublime in our everyday human foibles.
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My Favorites: A Choice You May Not Expect


By Suzanne Bona
The music closest to us sometimes comes from our earliest experiences.
Live from Fraser

Pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi


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Italian pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi talks with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller and performs music by Schubert, Chopin, Martucci, and more.
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My Favorites: A Bold Punch from Prokofiev


By Michelle Sweet
"Music can viscerally bring a snapshot moment from our past right back to the present..."
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My Favorites: Ringtone Mozart


By Amanda Goodwin
I discovered my favorite through my radio and cell phone.
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My Favorites: Mahler's Third and the Goldbergs


By Brian McCreath
We've asked you for yours;  here are some of ours.

Sunday Concert

Labadie Conducts Chicago


Bernard Labadie leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in music by Haydn and Mozart, plus Mark Elder conducts Dvorak.
Sunday, Feb. 6 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
The Bach Hour

Glenn Gould's State of Wonder


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The legendary pianist performs Bach's Goldberg Variations, and Marcus Creed conducts the motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (translation).
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Boston Symphony Orchestra

Radu Lupu Plays Beethoven's Third


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The Romanian pianist is joined by conductor Sakari Oramo in a program that also includes music by Mussorgsky and Prokofiev.
Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
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The Artistry of Innovation


By Brian McCreath
Creativity and technology, on the stage and beyond.
Music News

Musical Innovation: A Grander Grand Piano



By Neva Grant
With an unprecedented 102 keys, the Stuart and Sons grand has a distinctive sound that one pianist describes as “clear and crisp as white wine.”
Sunday Concert

Dohnányi at Chicago


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Christoph von Dohnányi and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Bartók, Schumann and more in concert.
Sunday, Jan. 16 at 3pm on 99.5 All Classical
The Bach Hour

Dual Messages and Strange Beauty


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Bach weaves together two sides of the inner life in a cantata recorded in Greenwich, and Simone Dinnerstein's new recording finds the unexpected.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

Mark Elder Conducts Debussy, Delius, and More


ELDER'S CONCERT PREVIEW
BSO BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The British conductor pianist is joined by pianist Lars Vogt in a program that also includes Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21.
Saturday, Jan. 15 at 7pm on 99.5 All Classical
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Music and Art: Louis Moreau Gottschalk & Fitz Henry Lane


By Cathy Fuller
Selections inspired by the Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts.
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Music and Art: Homer and MacDowell


By Cathy Fuller
Dramatic art from two New Englanders, inspired by the Art of the Americas wing of the Museum of Fine Arts.
Live Performances

Download the Nashville Symphony Orchestra in Concert


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By Fred Child
If you missed Thursday night's webcast, download performances from the concert, including Robert Levin's Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22 with conductor Nicholas McGegan, from the newly refurbished Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
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Music and Art: Hopper and Gershwin


By Cathy Fuller
The 1930's in art and music, inspired by the new Art of the Americas wing at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.
The Bach Hour

Bach's New Year


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Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Cantata No. 41 (translation) for the New Year, and Murray Perahia performs the English Suite No. 4.
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A Request for Beethoven, and music for the holiday


By Ray Brown

The Bach Hour

Simone Dinnerstein's Bach


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The pianist performs the French Suite No. 5, and Philippe Herreweghe conducts the Cantata No. 36 (translation).
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"My Nine Lives," Violin$, Alisa Weilerstein, and Who's Afraid of Modern Music?


By Brian McCreath
Leon Fleisher talks with Diane Rehm, Alex Ross sounds off on modern music, and how much would you pay for a violin?
Kids' Classical Hour

All in the Family


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Join Ray Brown for music from members of great classical music families--including composers like the Mozarts, the Bachs, and more!
Live from Fraser

Rare Russian Soul


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By Cathy Fuller
The WarnerNuzova Duo perform darkly rich and emotional music by Scriabin, Myaskovsky, and Schnittke.
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Buchbinder's Brahms


By Brian McCreath
The Austrian pianist takes on one of the monuments of the concerto repertoire.
The Bach Hour

Bach Through a British Lens


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Jonathan Plowright plays British transcriptions of Bach, John Eliot Gardiner conducts the Cantata No. 90, and Ton Koopman conducts the Cantata No. 116.
Boston Symphony Orchestra

All-Brahms with Kurt Masur


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The German conductor and the BSO perform the Symphony No. 3, and Nicholas Angelich is the soloist in the Piano Concerto No. 2.
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Zacharias Visits 99.5


By Cathy Fuller
How can you get the most out of playing Haydn?  Ask pianist and conductor Christian Zacharias and he'll tell you...
Music News

Pianist George Li Wins Gilmore Young Artists Award


By Brian McCreath
A young, Boston-bred pianist wins one of the most significant prizes in music.
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Can You See Music?


By Brian McCreath
The World's Alex Gallafent looks into Alexander Scriabin's synaesthesia, and conductor Marin Alsop discusses Samuel Barber with NPR's Scott Simon.
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Stefan Jackiw's New Brahms


By Cathy Fuller
A Boston-bred violinist releases a stunning first recording.
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"You Are Drawn Into Being A Co-Conspirator..."


By Cathy Fuller
Fortepianist Robert Levin talks about the infectious joy of Mozart's music.
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A Request for Gershwin


By Ray Brown
The classical music establishment has always been divided about Gershwin...
Live from Fraser

Clarinetist James Campbell and Pianist Marc-André Hamelin


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By Cathy Fuller
Two longtime friends stop by our Fraser Performance Studio for conversation and music by Brahms, Berg, and Poulenc.
Live from Fraser

The Boston Chamber Music Society Plays Saint-Saëns


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One of Boston's premiere chamber ensembles performs Camille Saint-Saëns's darkly dramatic Piano Quartet, Op. 41.
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Big little things for starting your week....


By Cathy Fuller
First, because it’s Monday and the idea of joyfully propelling yourself through the thrilling chaos of life may not yet have occurred to you...
Live from Fraser

Chopin's Preludes with Ya-Fei Chuang


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Ya-Fei Chuang performs the complete Preludes by Frederic Chopin and two Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti.
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Oct. 15: Mahler's Mahler


By Brian McCreath
A rare recording of the composer playing his own music.


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Oct. 15: Of All the Things I’ve Lost....


By Laura Carlo
I lose things. Often. I put something down, someone gets my attention and pulls me away from my task, then...
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Oct. 13: Lang Lang


By Laura Carlo
The Chinese pianist is supporting young performers.
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Oct. 11: Till Fellner


By Brian McCreath
If you liked this afternoon's performance of Beethoven's Emperor concerto, check this out.

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